On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 10:21:19PM +0200, Maxim Veksler wrote: > Hello list, I got me a VPS from gplhost.com. > > First thing I did was installing Debian sarge on it, second thing I > did was playing smarty pants and adding _everything_ from > backports.org.
Why not dist-upgrade to Etch? That process seems to have slightly less points of failure, as it is atually being debugged by several people. One thing to watch for: upgrading the kernel is probably tricky with such virtual-hosting setup. I figure you should contact support or whatever regarding a kernel upgrade. Quite a few packages may break if you have an older kernel. > > I've gone ahead with (children: Don't try this at home!) : > <<< > cat 'deb http://www.backports.org/debian sarge-backports main contrib > non-free' >> /etc/apt/sources > cat 'Package: * > Pin: release a=sarge-backports > Pin-Priority: 950' >> /etc/apt/preferences > aptitude update && aptitude dist-upgrade (yes, yes, yes, ok, sure, why > not, ok, come on... yalla) > >>> > > The some package (I think it was openssh-server) had some unresolved > dependencies, so I'm trying to calm things down by going back into > "vanilla" sarge. > > I've rm'ed /etc/apt/preferences and commented out backports from > sources.list. > > What leads us to the following logic: > > If I try to do > > aptitude install postfix from the command line > <<< > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:xen018013>_ ~# aptitude -sVDvvvvvv install postfix > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading extended state information > Initializing package states... Done > Reading task descriptions... Done > The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED: > gpgv [1.4.6-1~bpo.1] (D: gnupg) > hotplug [0.0.20040329-22] (R: libusb-0.1-4) > libreadline5 [5.0-10] (D: gnupg) > libusb-0.1-4 [2:0.1.10a-9.sarge.1] (D: gnupg) So the problems focus on gnupg . Try downgrading it manually? Anyway, you've already upgraded quite a few components in the system to their Etch version. Downgrading is not guaranteed to work. > The following NEW packages will be automatically installed: > emacs21 [21.4a-1] (D: mew-beta, R: postfix) > emacs21-bin-common [21.4a-1] (D: emacs21) > emacs21-common [21.4a-1] (D: emacs21-bin-common) > emacsen-common [1.4.16] (D: emacs21-common) > libice6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (D: emacs21, D: libsm6, D: libxmu6, > D: libxt6, D: xaw3dg) > libjpeg62 [6b-10] (D: emacs21, D: libtiff4) > libpng12-0 [1.2.8rel-1] (D: emacs21) > libsm6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (D: emacs21, D: libxmu6, D: libxt6, D: > xaw3dg) > libtiff4 [3.7.2-7] (D: emacs21) > libungif4g [4.1.3-2sarge1] (D: emacs21, R: libungif4g) > libx11-6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (D: emacs21, D: xaw3dg) > libxext6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (D: emacs21, D: libxmu6, D: xaw3dg) > libxmu6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (D: emacs21, D: xaw3dg) > libxpm4 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (D: emacs21, D: xaw3dg) > libxt6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (D: emacs21, D: libxmu6, D: xaw3dg) > mew-beta [4.0.65-7] (R: postfix, S: mew-beta-bin) > mew-beta-bin [4.0.65-7] (D: mew-beta, R: postfix) > resolvconf [1.28] (R: postfix) xaw3dg [1.5+E-8] (D: emacs21) > xfree86-common [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (D: libice6, D: libsm6, D: > libx11-6, D: libxext6, D: libxmu6, D: libxpm4, D: libxt6, D: > xlibs-data) > xlibs-data [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (D: libx11-6) > The following packages will be automatically REMOVED: > > apt [0.6.46.2~bpo.1] (D: debian-archive-keyring, S: aptitude, S: > gnome-apt, S: synaptic, S: wajig) > apt-utils [0.6.46.2~bpo.1] (D: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3.11) > aptitude [0.2.15.9-6bpo3] (D: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3.11) > base-config [2.53.10.2] (D: apt) > debian-archive-keyring [2006.11.22~bpo.1] (D: gnupg) > gnupg [1.4.6-1~bpo.1] (D: gpgv, D: libldap2, D: libreadline5, D: > libusb-0.1-4) > libldap2 [2.1.30-8] (D: libsasl2) > libsasl2 [2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1] (D: libsasl2-2) > libsasl2-2 [2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1] (R: libsasl2-modules, C: postfix) > libsasl2-modules [2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1] (D: libsasl2-2) > tasksel [2.24] (D: aptitude) > The following NEW packages will be installed: > emacs21 [21.4a-1] emacs21-bin-common [21.4a-1] emacs21-common [21.4a-1] > emacsen-common [1.4.16] libice6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] libjpeg62 [6b-10] > libpng12-0 [1.2.8rel-1] libsm6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] libtiff4 [3.7.2-7] > libungif4g [4.1.3-2sarge1] libx11-6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] > libxext6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] libxmu6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] > libxpm4 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] libxt6 [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] > mew-beta [4.0.65-7] mew-beta-bin [4.0.65-7] postfix [2.1.5-9] > resolvconf [1.28] xaw3dg [1.5+E-8] xfree86-common [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] > xlibs-data [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] > The following packages will be REMOVED: > apt [0.6.46.2~bpo.1] apt-utils [0.6.46.2~bpo.1] aptitude [0.2.15.9-6bpo3] > base-config [2.53.10.2] debian-archive-keyring [2006.11.22~bpo.1] > gnupg [1.4.6-1~bpo.1] libldap2 [2.1.30-8] libsasl2 [2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1] > libsasl2-2 [2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1] libsasl2-modules [2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1] > tasksel [2.24] > The following packages are SUGGESTED but will NOT be installed: > bogofilter [0.94.4-1] (S: mew-beta) bsfilter [1:1.0.4-1] (S: mew-beta) > emacs21-el [21.4a-1] (S: emacs21-common) > mhc [0.25.1+20050120-1] (S: mew-beta) > mu-cite [8.1+0.20020225.0931-3] (S: mew-beta) > mule-ucs [0.84.999+0.20030620-9] (S: mew-beta) > netpbm [2:10.0-8sarge3] (S: mew-beta) postfix-ldap [2.1.5-9] (S: postfix) > postfix-mysql [2.1.5-9] (S: postfix) postfix-pcre [2.1.5-9] (S: postfix) > postfix-pgsql [2.1.5-9] (S: postfix) ppthtml [0.5.1-2] (S: mew-beta) > procmail [3.22-11] (S: postfix) > spamassassin [3.0.3-2sarge1] (S: mew-beta) > stunnel [2:3.26-3] (S: mew-beta) stunnel4 [2:4.090-1] (S: mew-beta) > w3m-el [1.4.4-1] (S: mew-beta) wv [1.0.2-0.1] (S: mew-beta) > x-face-el [1.3.6.24-7] (S: mew-beta) > x-window-system [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (S: xfree86-common) > x-window-system-core [4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2] (S: xfree86-common) > xlhtml [0.5.1-2] (S: mew-beta) > 0 packages upgraded, 22 newly installed, 15 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 18.8MB/19.7MB of archives. After unpacking 44.8MB will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] No way in hell > Abort. > >>> > > >From the ncurses interface it gives me: > > <<< > pi U postfix > .. > postfix will be installed. > The following packages conflict with postfix and will be broken by its > installation: > * libsasl2-2 conflicts with postfix (< 2.3.4-3) > >>> > > Clicking on 'g' for Go simply cancels the whole operation (talking > about two-faced behavior of aptitude) > > If I try to go the apt-get way, I get the following gems: > <<< > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:xen018013>_ ~# apt-get -sqV install postfix > Reading package lists... > Building dependency tree... > Suggested packages: > procmail (3.22-11) > postfix-mysql (2.1.5-9) > postfix-pgsql (2.1.5-9) > postfix-ldap (2.1.5-9) > postfix-pcre (2.1.5-9) > Recommended packages: > mail-reader () > resolvconf (1.28) > The following packages will be REMOVED: > apt (0.6.46.2~bpo.1) > apt-utils (0.6.46.2~bpo.1) > aptitude (0.2.15.9-6bpo3) > base-config (2.53.10.2) > debian-archive-keyring (2006.11.22~bpo.1) > gnupg (1.4.6-1~bpo.1) > libldap2 (2.1.30-8) > libsasl2 (2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1) > libsasl2-2 (2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1) > libsasl2-modules (2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1) > tasksel (2.24) > The following NEW packages will be installed: > postfix (2.1.5-9) > WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed. > This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! > apt debian-archive-keyring (due to apt) > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 11 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Remv base-config [2.53.10.2] > Remv apt-utils [0.6.46.2~bpo.1] > Remv tasksel [2.24] > Remv aptitude [0.2.15.9-6bpo3] > Remv apt [0.6.46.2~bpo.1] > Remv debian-archive-keyring [2006.11.22~bpo.1] > Remv gnupg [1.4.6-1~bpo.1] > Remv libldap2 [2.1.30-8] > Remv libsasl2 [2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1] > Remv libsasl2-modules [2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1] > Remv libsasl2-2 [2.1.22.dfsg1-8~bpo.1] > Inst postfix (2.1.5-9 Debian AMD64 archive:3.1r2/stable) > Conf postfix (2.1.5-9 Debian AMD64 archive:3.1r2/stable) > >>> > > It looks like this would work, but then it would leave me without > apt... not good. > > > > To add some more info to the already exaltedly long email: > > <<< > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:xen018013>_ ~# apt-config dump > APT ""; > APT::Architecture "amd64"; > APT::Build-Essential ""; > APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; > Dir "/"; > Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; > Dir::State::lists "lists/"; > Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; > Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; > Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; > Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; > Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; > Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; > Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; > Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; > Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; > Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; > Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; > Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; > Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; > Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; > Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; > Dir::Bin ""; > Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; > Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; > DPkg ""; > DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; > DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; > >>> > > OT questions: > > Where can I get more information about the various files under > /var/lib/dpkg ? > Turns out that even in sarge apt has "sources.list.d" why doesn't > anyone uses it then? > Can I write custom methods (under /usr/lib/apt/methods) ? Where is protocol > ?? > Any more interesting places to look when hacking dpkg/debconf/apt/aptitude ? > > BTW, if anyone would like to have ssh access to this _virtual_ machine > before I dump it; to run his "super sweeper root keeper" rootkit or to > try and help me fix this mess - I'd gladly give it to him. > > Thank you and have a great weekend, > Maxim. > > -- > Cheers, > Maxim Veksler > > "Free as in Freedom" - Do u GNU ? > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
